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PVAMU Faculty PROfiles: This sociology professor has made it her mission to research how to close the wealth gap

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 25, 2024) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Asheli Atkins wants to help marginalized entrepreneurs overcome barriers. Asheli S. Atkins, Ph.D. This has been her driving force her entire career, and now, she joins the ā€œOne Million Black Women Research Partnershipā€ to further empower Black [...]

A Creative Calling

Black history is a vital thread woven into the fabric of the human story. It is a repository of diverse cultures, traditions and languages that have evolved and survived, deserving recognition, celebration and understanding. Historian Carter G. Woodson recognized the importance of acknowledging the rich, collective past to move towards a more inclusive, equitable and [...]

Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU professor finds meaning in teaching the history of the land, shifting a generation

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 25, 2024) ā€“ Why do some neighborhoods have grocery stores when others do not? Why are some streets always paved and dry when others are riddled with potholes and perpetually wet? Tiffany D. Thomas ā€˜08 Tiffany D. Thomas ā€˜08, program coordinator and assistant professor of community development in the [...]

Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU chemistry professor helping to lead global transition to green energy

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Nov. 27, 2023) ā€“ Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Chemistry Matthew Minus, Ph.D., was first drawn to the sciences by his curiosity. He always enjoyed building things, so he was intrigued when he learned during his sophomore year in organic chemistry that you could build molecules into drugs. ā€œI knew [...]

Faculty PROfiles: Aruna Weerasooriya, a cultivator of knowledge at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Oct. 12, 2023) ā€“ All the roads Aruna Weerasooriya, Ph.D., took on his career path led him to Prairie View A&M Universityā€™s College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources. A lifelong researcher, the professor and chair of plant and environmental sciences' desire to find new species and life in areas barely uncovered [...]

Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU geography professor believes teaching is about mentorships

Ayodeji Iyanda, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (May 30, 2023) - For Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Geography Ayodeji Iyanda, teaching is about mentoring. ā€œTeaching is about sharing your knowledge,ā€ Iyanda said. ā€œBringing real-life experience to the classroom is a great way to make students learn. Teaching is not just learning the [...]

Faculty PROfiles: EMBA professor instrumental in high number of students publishing papers

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (March 9, 2023) - The written word is particularly important to Reginald Bell, professor of management and business communication at Prairie View A&M University. And, because it is important to him, it has become an increasingly important aspect of the College of Business experience. Reginald Bell, Ph.D. As part of [...]

PVAMU Faculty PROfiles: Clinical psychology professor encourages diverse methods of serving marginalized communities

Temilola Salami, Ph.D. PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Jan. 18, 2023) - As an undergraduate psychology major at Canadaā€™s prestigious McGill University, Temilola Salami, Ph.D., discovered the best way for her to study was by turning her lecture notes and class materials into presentations. She would consolidate everything into slides and deliver lectures to invisible [...]

Faculty PROfiles: PVAMU professor brings life lessons, laughter to his engineering classes

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (April 27, 2022) - Jeffrey Streator, Ph.D., may be new to Prairie View A&M University this year, but he brings with him more than 30 years of experience in mechanical engineering. Jeffrey Streator, Ph.D. Streator, a professor and head of PVAMUā€™s Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently made the move from [...]

Faculty PROfiles: Sociology professor finds joy in teaching, joining with ā€˜Standard-Bearersā€ of excellence at PVAMU

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (January 26, 2022) - Prairie View A&M University Assistant Professor of Sociology Dr. Michael D. Royster is no stranger to the classroom, as his educational teaching journey began nearly 28 years ago. ā€œMy teaching career began in 1993 in the Texas Public School System, including Houston I.S.D., Royal I.S.D., and Cypress-Fairbanks I.S.D. [...]